I haven’t done one of these in a while, but mindless interneting is one of the only benefits of a summer cold. This week, I’m stocked with things to share.
+ Who knew Almanzo Wilder was hot? The author at My Dauerreotype Boyfriend, that’s who. I did take away 75 points from Manly’s final score for being Scott Schuman’s doppelganger.
+ Tara Thayer’s guest post on Amanda’s Soule Mama blog is amazing.
+ Sometimes I believe the reason I rarely watch movies or t.v. is because it’s not as good as it used to be. I sound like a cantankerous senior citizen. Then Gallery 1988, the L.A. gallery made famous for exhibiting pop culture-inspired artwork, released a coffee table book full of favorites from the last four years of Crazy Cult 4 exhibits. Most of them I recognize and most of them are from when I used to enjoy movies and t.v. Coincidence? No. Long live cantankerous senior citizens!
+ I know I’m supposed to be wearing my favorite orange lip gloss, but almost a month later I remain tempted by the nude Tristan uses. Side note: those Infallible lip glosses by Revlon are amazing. I have a lip plumping one in plum.
+ I was stuck in traffic on the 91 E, listening to this song when a character named Tommy popped into my head. He hasn’t left. I can’t eat or sleep for thinking about him and, for the first time in almost 15 years, I’m inspired enough to write his story.
Almanzo was pretty hot. I clicked on the link and was reading about him. Apparantly he courted Laura when she was 15 and he was 25…ew. It seemed more romantic when I was a kid but now that I have a little girl, just ew.
That song will totally have to be in the movie inspired by your novel.
Ok – wow – no clue ol’ Mr. Wilder was a hottie either!
Wow. He always seemed more heroic than handsome to me. Now I’m impressed. Nice job, Laura!
Hilarious find with the Manly info! Personally I had a thing for Albert Ingalls when I watched the show as a kid, but the real life Almonzo has the Hollywood version beat hands down. :)
Wow! I just finished reading “The Wilder Life,” a non-fiction book about the author’s obsession & research into the Ingalls/Wilder world. She mentions some photos, but never states so clearly that Almanzo was a hunk. Way cuter than the actor with his 70s hair who played him on TV.
Almanzo was very handsome and the story of his quest into the blizzard to secure food for their town during the Long Winter showed his courage and concern for others. He was also really smart and a wonderful carpenter. I went to visit the LIW home in Mansfield, MO a few years ago and was really impressed by the custom kitchen he built for Laura (they were 5’0″ and 5’4″, so it’s really tiny!) and his design that brought spring water directly to their sink long before running water was available in the area.
That is so cool! I would love to see that.
Lets not forget how he used to ride miles and miles to pick up Laura from her teaching position so she could see her family regularly. I remember reading a passage in that book (The Long Winter?) where he had to keep stopping the horses to cover their noses with his palms so they wouldn’t freeze/suffocate on the ice. I remember thinking he was a hero with the patience of Job.
I had forgotten about that! Maybe his love of horses was what taught him to be such a thoughtful guy…I’ve been researching their daughter, Rose (FASCINATING woman!) for several years, and she definitely loved her daddy and knew there was no one else like him!
Thanks so much for the blurb that got me started thinking about this…Now I’m inspired to dig out my stuff and get back to my (neglected) project!
Thanks for the links …loved them all … but *GASP!* inspiration to write? Can’t wait to read it! :)
Just reading These Happy Golden Years to my 3 girls (ages 6, 10.5, and 14) and have been wondering if I want to proceed onto The First Four Years aloud or let the two older read it together. Granted, I read it the first time when I was 9, but I read it to myself. Aloud is different. I did that with the Anne of Green Gables books too – let them decide whether to go on alone after the first set of books – hearing that Anne grew up and her first baby lived a day? Too much to do aloud, and I’m leaning the same way here.
Anyway, I just wanted to say Thanks a LOT. I spent nearly two hours clicking through the net reading about all of the Ingalls and Wilders lives after seeing Almanzo’s photo. If my husband hadn’t called me for dinner I might still be there!